vez ou outra

once in a while

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phrase Rare #39,785
once in a while Used to say that something happens occasionally, not regularly.
PO: Vez ou outra, eu vou ao cinema com meus amigos.
EN: Once in a while, I go to the movies with my friends.

Alguns desaparecem vez ou outra.

Some disappear from time to time.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

As mesmas roupas usadas uma e vez ou outra.

The same clothes worn over and over again.

— Paris, Te Amo (2006)

Todo estudante matou aula vez ou outra.

Every student has skipped class at some point.

Vez ou outra na escola, ele encontrava um bilhete dela em sua lancheira.

Every now and then at school, he would find a note from her in his lunchbox.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)